pushed to the wall
Example Sentences
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But the book can also be seen as commentary on how those pushed to the wall by poverty and racism will sometimes take matters into their own hands.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2022
"He was basically pushed to the wall and forced to leave in a huge youth protest that he fumbled in handling. His age will hold against his return," Kunal Perera says.
From BBC • May 12, 2022
If the 2021 monsoon rains yield more water than last year—the driest year on record—the litter will be pushed to the wall by the flooding and collect there.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2021
And they did change, and of course Fred was there, at the very start of a movement that became a movement when queer people were pushed to the wall that historic night on Christopher Street.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 20, 2019
Desks pushed to the wall, a few chairs, and a chalkboard on wheels.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
